What Does the Mailbox Rule Provide

question 26

Multiple Choice

What does the mailbox rule provide?

• A) that an acceptance must be mailed in order to be effective
• B) that most contracting must be conducted through the mail
• C) that an acceptance is not effective until it reaches the mailbox of the offeror
• D) that a properly dispatched acceptance is effective when sent, even if it does not reach its destination
• E) that all communications in connection with contract formation are effective when sent, so long as they are properly dispatched

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Definitions:

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